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Not a running back!
A few weeks ago, we had the first mock draft of the season. It’s nice not to have to talk draft yet with the San Francisco 49ers having the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. We’ll still monitor the Mock Drafts, and in the first edition, good old Todd McShay of ESPN gave the 49ers a running back in the first round. I love J.K. Dobbins from Ohio State and believe he will be an impact player in the NFL, but I’m not drafting a running back in the first two rounds. There’s just too much value out there.
Speaking of value, the 49ers will have a nice opportunity to find picking 32nd in the draft this year. The team can go a few different routes, but I’m continuing to surround Jimmy Garoppolo with weapons or building on my strength. If I can find a team to take Dee Ford and his contract in exchange for a second or third-round pick, I do it. I’d replace Ford with an edge rusher on a rookie contract and use the money freed up to lockdown Arik Armstead, Jimmie Ward, George Kittle, and DeForest Buckner. Obviously, you can’t use all of Ford’s contract on those players, but that money will help a great deal.
It’s a loaded draft class at wide receiver. If one of the uber-talented guys fall to the end of the first round, I have no problem investing in another
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